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NCT00142090 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Use of Salt-Water Solution to Improve Symptoms in Concussion

A NA study, sponsored by Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
8
Enrollment target

NCT00142090: Completed NA study, sponsored by Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego.

NCT00142090 is a NA study that has completed, run by Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego. The registered enrollment target is 8 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00142090, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
8 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if 3% hypertonic saline (salt-water solution) given in a vein improves the headache that may be caused by a concussion. 3% hypertonic saline may also improve some of the other symptoms that may be caused by concussion (for example: confusion, nausea, vomiting). This research is being done because there have been previous experience which suggests that 3% hypertonic saline has been beneficial in the treatment of children with more severe brain injury.

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG 3% Hypertonic saline

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 8 participants
Start Date 2004-11
Est. Completion 2007-07
Phase NA

What the finished NCT00142090 record still lists

NCT00142090 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 8 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT00142090 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00142090 about?

NCT00142090 is a clinical study titled "Use of Salt-Water Solution to Improve Symptoms in Concussion". The purpose of this study is to find out if 3% hypertonic saline (salt-water solution) given in a vein improves the headache that may be caused by a concussion. 3% hypertonic saline may also improve some of the other symptoms that may be caused by concussion (for example: confusion, nausea, vomiting...

What is the current status of trial NCT00142090?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 8 participants. The study started on 2004-11. Estimated completion is 2007-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00142090?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DRUG), 3% Hypertonic saline (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00142090?

This trial is sponsored by Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, which has 6 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00142090's enrollment target sits among peer trials

8 1976th of 2000 higher than 19 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00142090, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00142090 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.